Hawaii Supreme Court, 2025

Burke v. Kakaako Land Company, LLC

Burke v. Kakaako Land Company, LLC
Hawaii Supreme Court · Decided May 27, 2025

Burke v. Kakaako Land Company, LLC

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 27-MAY-2025 02:01 PM Dkt. 25 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI ________________________________________________________________ BUTCH BURKE, QUEEN AUTO, LLC; TROPICAL LAMP & SHADE CO., LTD; TROPICAL OTTO PARTS; U. OKADA & COMPANY, LTD.; THEODORE UYEDA, Respondents/Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. KAKAAKO LAND COMPANY, LLC; CEDRIC CHUN; CALVERT J.T. CHUN; Petitioners/Defendants-Appellants, and CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU; HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; STATE OF HAWAIʻI, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. (CASE NO. 1CC141001912) ---------------------------------------------------- KAKAAKO LAND COMPANY, LLC, a Hawaii Limited Liability Company, Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF CHARLES S. DESKY; HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF MINNIE DESKY; HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF FLORENCE DESKY; HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF HENRY BERNARD CHRISTIAN; HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF PAUL BERNARD CHRISTIAN; HEIRS AND ASSIGNS OF ADELE M. CHRISTIAN; and Heirs of persons named above who are deceased, or persons holding under said Heirs, and spouses, assigns, successors, personal representatives, executors, administrators, and trustees of persons named above who are deceased; STATE OF HAWAIʻI; CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU; DOES 1-100; and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in real property described and TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees. (CASE NO. 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ________________________________________________________________ CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NOS. 1CC141001912 and 1CCV-XX-XXXXXXX) ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, Ginoza, Devens, JJ.)

Petitioners’ Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on April 14, 2025, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, May 27, 2025. /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladimir P. Devens

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